Stars Shine at Comic-Con 2012

Thousands lined up to gain access to the panel, many of them waiting for hours outside San Diego’s Convention Center.

Once inside, they were treated to some interesting “behind-the-scenes” stories. For instance, Madden prefers battle scenes to bedroom scenes and series producers floated a “fake script” to Allen to keep a plotline hidden.

Among the new additions for Season 3 is Diana Rigg who will portray Olenna Tyrell, the Queen of Thorns. Rigg will be joined by Clive Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Mackenzie Crook, Kerry Ingram, Paul Kaye, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ellie Kendrick and Richard Dormer.

Game of Thrones Kristian Nairn, Just a Big Geek Too

Kristian Nairn, who plays Hodor, the simple-minded, giant stableboy of Winterfell in HBO's Game of Thrones talks with NBC 7s Todd Strain in this exclusive.